Swallow The Moon As the candlelight flickers their shadows on the wall She lets her naked body fall Across her lover’s hard, trembling chest Their love and desire unrepressed She smiles at him as she looks into his eyes As his hands gently caresses her silky thighs The soft lilt of music engulfing the...
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The Witching Hour When all else fails in the “witching” hour of night, Full of grace and sex in the pale moonlight, She rides in on her electric broom To fulfill the fantasies that crowd the room. Slithering up next to him, she hears his plea Whispering his recognizance in her grim majesty He...
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In 1960, Phillip K. Dick published a novel, , which is as relevant today as it was 50 years ago, and probably will be 500 years from now. But, this is the way it is with most of Dick’s writings; timeless classics. On the surface, Vulcan’s Hammer is a taut futuristic thriller set in...
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Yes, some would call us strange and those of us involved in the world of collecting Pulp Fiction would agree that we do have some mighty fun adventures.  So, Strange Adventures does describe a little about the world that we traverse in on a regular basis. Trolling around websites, hitting garage sales, flea markets,...
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Backed by enthusiasts such as Laurie Powers and Thomas McNulty, the interest in pulp fiction history and collecting pulp fiction memorabilia is surging. Proof can be found in the fact that at the recent Pulp Fest in Columbus, Ohio, over 50 unique vendor booths were offering to sell, buy, or trade pulp fiction publications...
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Donald Westlake, author of the here, The Hook, passed away December 31, 2008. His published books and screenplays totaled well over 100 in a career spanned 45 plus years. The world lost one of the greatest American authors ever to live, even if not many knew of him... I am way behind on my...
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Victoria Twead, author of the book Chickens, Mules, and Two Old Fools, stopped in at EWN today for chat. What great fun we had, as we talked about the book (just a bit), the World Cup, El Hoyo, and Joe. The chat really was more like a chat than a proper interview. Carrie stopped...
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“To have an old friend visit from far away – what a delight!” What if that old friend was you? The quote just mentioned is from the introduction to Natalie Goldberg’s book, “Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir.” It was a birthday present from a dear friend and I thought...
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I am sure that most of you would be surprised if you caught me reading a book called Chickens, Mules, and Two Old Fools. Even the book’s author, Victoria Twead thought the writing might be south of my taste. I don’t blame you for thinking as such; all one has to do is to...
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This Past Monday, Extreme Writing Now gave away held a and the winner is getting a copy of the William Golding biography, William Golding: The Author of Lord of the Flies, a book  that was penned by the esteemed critic, John Carey. I am reluctantly sending the only copy of the book I have...
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Series Learn To Write» This week’s entry in the Sunday series, , maybe the most important entry in the entire series. At least I think so. Personally, I believe that any subject that involves creativity is a very had subject to teach and learn. Sure, we can study the mechanics of how to hold...
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Every author who has ever written a how to book on writing has hammered home the point that the best way to learn to write is to read what other authors are writing, and that is where we're headed today in the series, Learn To Write.
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Being a freelancer is so much more than just writing. Being a freelance writer is an occupation and as like any other form of self employment, a freelance writer has to wear many hats. Freelancers have to know how to write various types of content, know how to market their skills, know about...
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Today, we are going to kickoff a new weekly series called, Learn to Write. Learn to Write is going to be a review of some of what we think are some of the best resources where knowledge about creative writing can be gained, both offline and online.
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Way back in 1976, a live album was released that set the bar for all live recordings since, and lensmaster CleanerLife (Dan) has created a masterpiece of lens that is a tribute to Frampton Comes Alive!.
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One lensmaster gives a fisted disposable lighter in the air tribute to one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
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No matter what path leads to our inner truths, if we walk it to the destination, we will be much better for the journey.
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Benchmarks in our lives are often events that special memories cling to, and the Senior Squids strutted out some impressive Squidoo lenses written about their favorite events.
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The Senior Squids are writing about bugs this week. Bugs of all sorts.
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